Box Parachute vs Giant Jumping Rat

Marasmius buxi compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Box Parachute is Not Evaluated while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Parachute	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Marasmiaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Marasmius	Hypogeomys
Species	Marasmius buxi	Hypogeomys antimena

Conservation Status

Box Parachute

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Parachute	Giant Jumping Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Parachute

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box Parachute

The Box parachute (Marasmius buxi) is a species in the genus Marasmius. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. It is found in Germany, Norway and Sweden.